Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/FileUtils.java
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diff -u
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/FileUtils.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/FileUtils.java	(revision 2445d0ae722db3ba0495a6506b02c5fe5f70e551)
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+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.util;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: conradb
+ * Date: 8/06/2005
+ * Time: 15:42:19
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+public class FileUtils {
+    private static FileUtils util;
+
+    private FileUtils() {
+
+    }
+
+    public static FileUtils getInstance() {
+        if (util == null) {
+           util = new FileUtils();
+        }
+        return util;
+    }
+
+    public static byte[] getBytes(File file) throws FileNotFoundException, Exception {
+        byte[] byteArray = new byte[(int) file.length()];
+        FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(file);
+        stream.read(byteArray);
+        stream.close();
+        return byteArray;
+    }
+
+}
Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java
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diff -u
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumConstants.java	(revision 2445d0ae722db3ba0495a6506b02c5fe5f70e551)
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+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.util;
+
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: conradb
+ * Date: 14/06/2005
+ * Time: 10:33:00
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+public interface ForumConstants {
+    public final static int MAX_FILE_SIZE = 250 * 1000;
+}